| 单词 | fallacious |
| 释义 | fallacious (once / 4607 pages) adj Something fallacious is a mistake that comes from too little information or unsound sources. Predictions that the whole state of California will snap off from the rest of North America and float away have proven to be fallacious — for now, anyway. Fallacious comes ultimately from the Latin fallax, "deceptive." The word fallacious might describe an intentional deception or a false conclusion coming from bad science or incomplete understanding. A tween's assumption that anyone over 20 can't understand her situation would be fallacious; we have all been young once too. WORD FAMILYfallacious: fallaciously, fallaciousness+/fallacy: fallacies, fallacious USAGE EXAMPLESFor one thing, the scientist explains, the term “blind as a bat” is fallacious. Washington Times(Nov 25, 2016) After all, goes the fallacious thinking, if it weren’t true and didn’t work how could it have stuck around for over two centuries? Slate(Nov 16, 2016) Fallacies of Logic lists over 100 different fallacious arguments, describing each in a paragraph or two. New York Times(Oct 19, 2016) 1adj containing or based on a fallacy fallacious reasoning Syn unsound invalid having no cogency or legal force 2adj based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information fallacious hope Syn incorrect, wrong not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth 3adj intended to deceive fallacious testimony Syn deceitful, fraudulent dishonest, dishonorable deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
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